Comparison

Sturdy vs Pensday

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sturdy

Features
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The first tracker built only for your GLP-1 journey. Generic calorie apps weren't made for this. Tiny appetites, weekly injections, rotation sites, day-2 nausea, protecting your muscle while the scale drops — Sturdy understands all of it. MUSCLE GUARD — THE SCORE NO OTHER TRACKER HAS Up to 40% of GLP-1 weight loss can be muscle. Your weekly Muscle Guard score reads your loss pace and protein intake and tells you, plainly, whether your muscle is protected this week — and exactly what to do if it isn't. SNAP A PHOTO, GET PROTEIN Point your camera at any meal — even three bites counts. Our AI estimates protein first, because keeping your muscle is the whole game on a GLP-1. NEVER MISS A SHOT Weekly dose reminders, an injection-site rotation map, and titration-friendly dose logging. You enter what your provider prescribed; we keep it organized. THE REAL TREND, NOT THE NOISE Daily weights bounce. Our smoothed trend line shows what's actually happening, with a realistic projection toward your goal. UNDERSTAND YOUR SIDE EFFECTS Log symptoms in one tap and see how they pattern around your shot day — so day-2 nausea stops being a surprise. A REPORT YOUR DOCTOR WILL LOVE Export a clean PDF of your weight trend, dose history, and symptoms for appointments. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health data stays on your device. No ads, no data selling, ever. Works whichever GLP-1 you're prescribed — branded or compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide. Sturdy is a tracking tool, not medical advice. Always follow your healthcare provider's instructions. Subscription required after free trial; terms: https://trysturdy.com/terms privacy: https://trysturdy.com/privacy

About

Pensday

This app helps users manage GLP-1 medications by tracking doses, visualizing medication levels, and providing reminders. It also includes features for logging food intake, tracking symptoms, and monitoring body measurements and weight, all with a strong emphasis on user privacy.

Highlights
  • Log GLP-1 medication doses
  • Visualize estimated medication levels
  • Next-shot countdown and reminders
  • Titration schedule tracking
  • Injection site rotation heatmap
  • Symptom and food logging
  • On-device body measurement analysis
Features
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Pensday is the all-in-one GLP-1 tracker for weight loss shots and pills. Log every dose, see your estimated medication level, track food, side effects and weight, and scan your body privately on your own phone. Works with Ozempic, Wegovy (pen and pill), Mounjaro, Zepbound, Rybelsus, Saxenda, Victoza, Trulicity, compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, and retatrutide. — FREE TO USE — Shots, medication level, reminders, dose steps, injection sites, side effects, weight, water, streaks, Apple Health and the week-by-week guide are all free. Pensday Plus adds AI food logging and the 3D body scan. SEE YOUR MEDICATION LEVEL Log a shot in seconds and watch an estimated medication-level curve for semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide, dulaglutide and retatrutide. Solid for the past, projected ahead, with the pharmacology behind it (half-life, dose, route) explained in the app. Free, not locked behind a subscription. NEVER MISS A SHOT Next-shot countdown, dose reminders with their own sound, a home-screen widget and a Live Activity. Late dose? An adaptive schedule eases you back to your shot day instead of breaking it. Streaks and badges make consistency feel good. KNOW WHEN YOUR DOSE STEPS UP See your dose steps on a calendar before each one arrives, so a step-up never sneaks up on you. ROTATE YOUR INJECTION SITES A body map with 12 zones, the belly split in four. Every shot you log shows as a dot, so you can see at a glance which spot needs a rest. TRACK SIDE EFFECTS BY DOSE Log nausea, heartburn, constipation, fatigue, headache, hair loss, food noise, cravings, mood, energy and shot anxiety on a quick severity scale, then see how they move across your dose cycle and each dose step. PROTEIN-FIRST FOOD LOGGING Snap a plate, scan a barcode or nutrition label, say it or type it. Pensday estimates calories and macros with protein and fiber first, sets a protein target to protect your muscle, keeps calories above a safe floor, and balances fiber and water for easier digestion. Food photos are processed for the estimate and never stored. A PRIVATE BODY SCAN, ON YOUR PHONE With Pensday Plus, a short guided capture estimates body fat, muscle and measurements, processed entirely on-device. Your body-scan photos never leave your iPhone. Watch fat and muscle change scan to scan, add progress photos, and see your weight trend at each dose on the way to your dream weight. YOUR WEEK-BY-WEEK GUIDE What to expect at the exact dose and week you are on, what is worth logging, and the questions to bring to your prescriber, built from the official prescribing information. APPLE HEALTH, BOTH WAYS Weight, meals, water and body composition you log flow into Apple Health. Steps, active energy and weight from your other apps flow in. SHARE WITH YOUR CLINIC, ONLY IF YOU WANT If your clinic uses Pensday, a six-character code links you. You choose what they can see, every view is recorded for you to read, and you can disconnect at any moment. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • No account needed. Anonymous first; sign in with Apple, Google or email only if you want a backup. • No ads, no data selling, no tracking across apps or websites. • Body-scan photos are analysed on-device and never uploaded. • Export or delete everything, any time, right in the app. — TIRO PLUS — AI food logging by photo, voice, text and nutrition label, and the private 3D body scan. $19.99 per month or $59.99 per year (US), with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Everything else stays free. Pensday is a tracking companion, not a medical device, and never recommends a dose. Medication-level estimates and body measurements are approximate. Follow your prescriber. Pensday is not affiliated with any pharmaceutical manufacturer; medication names are trademarks of their owners. Support: support@tiroglp1.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tiroglp1.app/privacy

Screenshots

Sturdy4 screens
Pensday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pensday at none against Sturdy's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sturdy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pensday asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sturdy versus Pensday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSturdyPensday
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB161 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperOnur OzerLightzone Solutions LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sturdy

Subscriptions2
  • Sturdy Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Sturdy Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Pensday

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sturdy free?
Sturdy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pensday free?
Pensday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sturdy or Pensday have ads?
Neither Sturdy nor Pensday shows ads.

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